On February 21st, the kick-off meeting and implementation plan demonstration meeting of the national key research and development plan project "Preparation Technology and Industrialization of Synthetic Rubber with Resistance to Harsh Environments" was held in Dawn Group in Longkou, Shandong. Well-known experts and scholars from China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, China Synthetic Rubber Industry Association, Sinopec, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Qingdao University of Science and Technology and other industrial leaders gathered at Dawn Lake to discuss the development plan of the industry and the road to a strong rubber country.

Jian Xigao, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and Professor of Dalian University of Technology; Zhang Liqun, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of South China University of Technology; Li Bin, Vice President of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation; Wang Feng, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Lv Bo, Secretary of Longkou Municipal Party Committee, Li Wanping, Deputy Secretary of Longkou Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, Li Lei, Deputy Mayor, and Yu Xiaoning, Chairman and President of Dawn Group attended the event.

On the morning of that day, experts and scholars who participated in the event walked into the Longkou New Material Science and Technology Industrial Park which is constructed and managed by Dawn Group. They learned more about the development history of Dawn Group and various key enterprises, and had a further understanding of Dawn's development, industrial layout, scientific and technological research and development, projects under construction, core products, etc.

At the project kick-off meeting held in the afternoon, Vice President Li Bin introduced the project organization process, hoping that the project lead unit and the person in charge can effectively strengthen the overall planning and coordination among the subjects, and complete the scheduled goals with high quality. In terms of industrialization, it is necessary to plan in advance, implement various procedures as soon as possible, complete the assessment requirements on schedule, improve the independent innovation ability of Chinese rubber industry, and promote the high-quality development of the industry.

As the representative of the leading unit of the project, Vice President Wang Feng explained the current development status and market prospects of Chinese rubber industry, and introduced the theoretical basis and applied research of the project. "I hope the project team will go further, continue to work hard, and unite all positive forces, and feedback the country's major concerns about the harsh service environment synthetic rubber industry with the most excellent scientific research results. "

Mayor Li Wanping introduced Longkou City's geographical advantages, business environment, technological innovation, leading talents, etc., and affirmed the industry-university-research achievements of Dawn and Chinese Academy of Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology and other advanced scientific research institutes. Mayor Li Wanping hoped that Dawn could take this as an opportunity to closely follow the industry's frontier and "stuck neck" technology, adhere to the road of independent innovation, accelerate transformation and upgrading, and add new power to Longkou City to increase its regional competitiveness and build a technology-intensive city.

As the host of this event, Chairman Yu Xiaoning introduced Dawn Group's development history, strategic goals, technological innovation, R&D layout, industrialization projects, core products, etc., and elaborated on the industrial chain, product chain, and enterprise chain. Later, he emphasized the importance of the project from the aspects of national strategy, industry background, project application, etc, and introduced the subject "Key Technology and Application Research of Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubber Preparation" jointly participated by Dawn Special Elastomer Co., Ltd., Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Wuxi Boton Technology Co., Ltd.

Afterwards, Academician Zhang Liqun introduced the overall situation of the project, and elaborated on the background of the project, 10 participating institutions, research foundation and team, expected results and benefits, etc.

Academician Zhang Liqun said that the project had a total of 5 subjects, which would realize the large-scale production demonstration of 5 kinds of synthetic rubber and develop 6 kinds of products resistant to harsh service environments, so that it could meet the major needs of the country and help China to achieve world-class and international leadership in the field of high-end rubber materials.

During the meeting, an expert committee for the national key research and development project "Preparation Technology and Industrialization of Synthetic Rubber With Resistance to Harsh Environments" was established, and Academician Zhang Liqun issued letters of appointment to 15 experts and project leaders.

In the demonstration meeting of the implementation plan, Academician Zhang Liqun made a report on the project implementation plan. The five project leaders respectively reported on the project implementation plan around the research content, implementation plan, task decomposition, expected results, and progress arrangement, etc. Subsequently, the participating experts and scholars conducted inquiries and discussions to form expert opinions for consultation and deliberation.